Tuesday, March 08, 2016

Tuxie Tuesday: Cozy

Dragonheart here!  Merlin has been spending most of the time posting, but it's Tuxie Tuesday, so now it's my turn!



I like to curl up under the warm wool afghan that my mom crocheted!  It is very nice and very warm. Our mom has an Etsy shop, where she sells some of her crochet to pay for our vet bills!


Do you see the spots on my skin?  Those are age spots.  According to our veterinarian, most cats will have them as they get older.  You just can't see them on furry cats because of all the fur!  Since we Sphynx only have a bit of fur on our faces and our ears (and sometimes our tails), you can see the age spots on our skin.  Of course, some cats will have more age spots than others, and they will be more or less visible, depending on their colour.  I'm 9 years old (I'll be ten in July), and I'm a black and white tuxedo.  I have quite a few dark, visible age spots.  Merlin is 8 years old (he'll be 9 in September if he makes it until then), is seal lynx point and white in colouration, and he only has a few, light-coloured age spots.  Devi is 5 (she'll be 6 in April) and she doesn't have any age spots yet.


12 comments

Hannah and Lucy said...

We hope you all manage to keep warm without a warm fur coat.
Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx

Gemini and Ichiro said...

Enjoy that blanket!

The Swiss Cats said...

You look very cosy in your blanket ! We didn't know that cats had age spots, like humans on their hands. Purrs

Sweet Purrfections said...

What a nice blanket. Mom Paula is fussing about those "age spots" too!

Memories of Eric and Flynn said...

You look very cosy under your blanket, Dragonheart.

Jans Funny Farm said...

We didn't know that about age spots. Now Marcus wants Jan to look at us cats under a magnifying glass to see if we have any.

The Island Cats said...

We bet that blanket keeps you really warm, Dragonheart. We never knew us cats could get age spots.

Laila and Angel Minchie said...

We think they look like beauty marks!

The Florida Furkids said...

That's an interesting fact. We wonder if Ellie and Allie have them under their furs since they are 13.
The Florida Furkids

Cathy Keisha said...

Whoa! I hope I don’t have those age spots. I’m almost 11.

pilch92 said...

You look adorable even with age spots. I love your Mom's crochet work- she is a lot better than I am. I will check out her Etsy shop.

Cats Herd You said...

We didn't know that age spots were so common. We know about lintigo spots on cats lips/gums/faces, but we didn't realize similar spots developed elsewhere on cats!